Enver Hadžiabdić

Enver Hadžiabdić
Personal information
Date of birth	November 6, 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Iskra Bugojno
	Bratstvo Travnik
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1974	Željezničar
1974–1977	Charleroi
1979–1980	Larissa
Total
International career
1970–1974	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1993–1995	Iran Olympic team
	Al Rayyan youth team
1998–1999	Željezničar Sarajevo
1999–2000	Željezničar Sarajevo
2007–2008	Željezničar Sarajevo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enver Hadžiabdić (born November 6, 1945) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.

Playing career

His first club was Iskra Bugojno. In 1965, he moved to FK Željezničar. During the next nine years, he played more than 450 games for the club. He also won the championship title in 1971/1972 season. In 1974, he went to Belgian side Charleroi where he stayed for three seasons. He has ended his professional playing career in 1980 at the age of 35.

He was one of the best European defenders in the early 1970s. That fact secured him a place in Yugoslavia national football team in which he have collected 11 caps. He was also a member of the team that participated in 1974 FIFA World Cup and in 1976 European Football Championship.

Managing career

After retirement, he returned to Sarajevo where he graduated from University of Sarajevo Faculty of Physical Education. In 1993, he became a coach of Iranian olympic football team, and two years later coach of Qatari al-Rayyan junior squad. In 1997, he took over the place of a head coach in his favourite FK Željezničar. He managed to lead the club to the Bosnian championship title in his first season. In winter of 1999. he stepped down because of a disappointing league results and despite winning a Bosnian Super Cup in 1998. against the club's biggest rivals - FK Sarajevo. Nevertheless, he was back again next season in which he guided the club to its first Bosnian Cup title.

After several years working as a stadium director, he yet again became a coach of FK Željezničar on January 10, 2007.

References

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Alpha Ethniki Greece stats

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